White About Now: New Women’s Basketball Coach Meets Pitt
By Joanna Li | Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Women's Basketball
When Lance White watched Jeff Capel — the next head coach of Pitt’s men’s basketball team — speak about his late father’s advice to take time and sleep on big decisions, he figured he would follow that advice if he was ever given the same opportunity. Instead, when he was offered the role as ...
Seminoles smother Panthers, 88-75
By Michael Nitti | Staff Writer
February 18, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Men's Basketball, Sports
For the fifth straight time this season, the Pitt men’s basketball set a school record — this time after an 88-75 road loss to Florida State on Sunday — extending the team’s record losing streak to 15. This time, the Panthers (8-20 overall, 0-15 ACC) kept it close — leading the Seminoles (19-8...
No. 15 Miami hold off No. 24 Florida State in basketball
By Michelle Kaufman | Miami Herald
January 8, 2018
Filed under National News
While most of the nation braced for record-breaking cold weather and ice storms on Sunday, South Florida warmed up significantly, as did the 15th-ranked University of Miami men's basketball team. Playing in front of a near-capacity crowd and 17 NBA scouts, the Hurricanes made 13 of their first 14...
Fearsome foes: Pitt men’s basketball’s five toughest teams
By Joe Rokicki / Staff Writer
November 2, 2015
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
After a difficult season one year ago, the Pitt men’s basketball team’s road to rebounding won’t get any easier. With the 2015-16 college basketball season imminent, the Panthers will return to the hardwood trying to improve upon a 19-15 overall finish last season. Pitt will feature several new f...